| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Burton Albion | 44 | 104 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 18 | ||
| 2nonMover | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 89 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | ||
| 3nonMover | Lancaster City | 44 | 78 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 31 | ||
| 4nonMover | Worksop Town | 44 | 78 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | ||
| 5nonMover | Wakefield | 44 | 75 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | ||
| 6MovingUp | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 72 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 37 | ||
| 7MovingDown | Runcorn FC Halton | 44 | 71 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 27 | ||
| 8MovingUp | Barrow | 44 | 67 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 34 | ||
| 9nonMover | Altrincham | 44 | 66 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | ||
| 10nonMover | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 59 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | ||
| 11MovingDown | Droylsden | 44 | 59 | -13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 44 | ||
| 12MovingDown | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 58 | -3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | ||
| 13nonMover | Frickley Athletic * | 44 | 58 | -6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | ||
| 14nonMover | Gateshead | 44 | 56 | -13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 41 | ||
| 15nonMover | Whitby Town | 44 | 53 | -16 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 37 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hucknall Town | 44 | 51 | -19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | ||
| 17nonMover | Marine | 44 | 50 | -9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | ||
| 18MovingUp | Burscough | 44 | 50 | -17 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 48 | ||
| 19MovingDown | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 49 | -15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | ||
| 20MovingUp | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 47 | -33 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 43 | ||
| 21MovingDown | Bishop Auckland | 44 | 44 | -22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hyde | 44 | 40 | -26 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 50 | ||
| 23nonMover | Bamber Bridge | 44 | 31 | -50 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 48 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2001 | Frickley Athletic | Deducted one point for breach of league rules. |